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Study finds home football games elevate cases of sexual assault
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The occurance of heavily attended football games lead to a spike in alcohol consumption and sexual assaults, associate professor of economics, Jason Lindo’s research found.
A&M professor’s research indicates connection between football, alcohol and sexual violence By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas According to the Association of American Universities’ Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct, over 20 percent of female undergraduate students have been sexually assaulted. In a new research paper, Texas A&M professor Jason Lindo’s data looks to show the correlation between college football games and increased reports of sexual assaults. In his recently published online paper, “College Party Culture and Sexual Assault,” Lindo, an associate professor of economics, studied how Division I football games affect partying and drinking along with an increase of reported rapes on certain nights. Lindo said he knew there was a connection between alcohol consumption and sexual assault and wanted to look at events
that intensify the behavior to learn about the effects of the activity. “We wanted to quantify the degree to which events that intensify partying and alcohol consumption cause increases in reports of rape and to document what types of reports are affected the most,” Lindo said. “This is why we chose to investigate the effects of Division I football games. The events very clearly intensify partying and drinking on college campuses. So they provide an opportunity to learn about the causal effects of such activities.” Working with Peter Siminski, associate professor of economics at the University of Technology Sydney, and Isaac Swenson, assistant professor of economics at Montana State University, Lindo said the paper used information from the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to look at data from 96 different universities, not including A&M, on or around the time of a football game day. The data collected from the NIBRS is a voluntary-based program for universities and is collected by the FBI. “Our analysis draws upon hourly reports of rape to campus and local police departments serving students at schools
with Division I football programs over a 22-year-period [from 1991-2012],” Lindo said. “Using this data, we estimate the degree to which reports of rapes are elevated for game days over and above the number that might be expected based on the day of the week the game is played, usually Saturday, and over and above the elevated number that might be expected based on the time of year the game is played.” Lindo said the research found that football games increased the rate of reported sexual assault with 17-24 year old victims by 28 percent. On home game days, the effect is seen to increase by 41 percent and away game days; the effect is at 15 percent. “The effects are larger for schools with more prominent football teams and for relatively prominent games,” Lindo said. “Much of the effect is due to 17-24 year old offenders.” In regards to how these numbers correlate to A&M, Lindo said they are slightly more than what he would expect A&M to produce. “It’s important to keep in mind that the effects we estimate ASSAULT STUDY ON PG. 2
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Shiner Park will host five Texas A&M student bands on Friday, Feb. 2.
Latinx artists used recollections of their childhood to inspire their art.
Shiner Park student showcase
Visually delving into memories
Students take the stage, organize their own concert at Northgate
Hispanic artists display their works of art that invoke a sense of nostalgia
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By Kathryn Whitlock @Kathryn-whitloc8 Five modern Latinx artists visually narrate intimate memories of home through featured art. The exhibit, “Aún Recordamos Aquel Hogar,” or “We Still Remember What Was Once Home,” is located at the Wright Gallery of the Langford Architecture Center on the Texas A&M’s campus. “Aún Recordamos Aquel Hogar” will be available for viewing until Feb. 30 and is free for all audiences. According to curator Sean FitzGibbons, “Aún Recordamos Aquel Hogar” tells a story using location as one of the characters, similar to a metaphor. The five artists are from
South Texas and vary in style and execution. Featured in the exhibit are Albert Alvarez, Fernando Andrade, Ruth Buentello, Joe De La Cruz and Jenelle Esparza. Although they share cultural experiences, their individual stories vary in distinction. “I [have] put together a show of artists that I have worked with before,” FitzGibbons said. “Looking at their artwork, I drew a thesis statement together based on the similarities between their artwork. As a whole, the exhibit is captivating in that these artists have such specific backgrounds as shown, but as a group show [there are] a universality of common shared experiences that weren’t expected when you first walk into the show.” Seeing a suitable place for the artwork in College Station, A&M visualization lecturer Nathan Madrid worked with FitzGibbons to open an exhibit on campus and aided in the LATINX ART ON PG. 3
By mixing in a little psychedelic rock and adding a dash of punk-funk, five student bands from Texas A&M will introduce their ensembles to the nightlife of Northgate this weekend. Bringing a variety of music styles to College Station’s bar district, the Live from the Underground concert will feature performances by J.C. Juice, Chemical Bromance, YEEHA!, HYAH! and Bad Hombre on Friday, Feb. 2, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Shiner Park. The concert is free for ages 21 and up and $10 for those between the ages 18 to 20. Live from the Underground, a concert organized by students, plans to bring an alternative music experience to Northgate patrons, according to Jean-Claude Nnang, also known as J.C Juice, mechanical engineering senior. Nnang said he and William Roberts mechanical engineering senior, a member of
Bad Hombre and HYAH!, thought it would be a great idea to put on a big show to showcase their bands. “Essentially, the vision was trying to get these bands that have been working so hard for the past year or so, a bigger platform to express themselves,” Nnang said. “Bryan [Texas] is the music part. We’ve usually been at the Revolution or the Grand Stafford [Theater] so we wanted to get these bands on Northgate and sort of change up the scene at least for one night.” Matthew Cradit, general studies senior and member YEEHA!, said this concert will be a great opportunity for the bands to expand their audiences. Although the five bands are bringing a different sound to Shiner Park, Cradit said he is optimistic that the audience will dig the “danceable rock-funk” vibes of his band, YEEHA!. “Downtown Bryan is more like underground music, a lot of indie, metal, there’s a big poetry scene and some rappers performed CONCERT PREVIEW ON PG. 2
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